Which conformer is at a local energy minimum on the potential energy diagram in the chair-chair interconversion of cyclohexane?
A)half-chair
B)planar
C)boat
D)twist-boat
E)fully eclipsed

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The twist-boat conformer is at a local energy minimum in the chair-chair interconversion of cyclohexane, as it is more stable than the boat and half-chair conformers but less stable than the chair conformer.

Which Conformer Is at a Local Energy Minimum on the Potential